Heel and Toe 2012/2013 Number 20
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HEEL AND TOE ONLINE The official organ of the Victorian Race Walking Club 2012/2013 Number 20 12 February 2013 VRWC Preferred Supplier of Shoes, clothes and sporting accessories. Address: RUNNERS WORLD, 598 High Street, East Kew, Victoria (Melways 45 G4) Telephone: 03 9817 3503 Hours : Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday: 9:00am to 3:00pm Website: http://www.runnersworld.com.au/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Runners-World/235649459888840 TIM'S WALKER OF THE WEEK Last week's winner was 14 year old Clara Smith whose time of 24:20.16 was a 26 sec PB and is fantastic for one so young. She was amongst my Top Ten walkers for 2012 and looks set to continue the good work in 2013. Over 400 votes were cast in what was our biggest ever contest. That means 400+ people logging onto the VRWC website and voting and hopefully having a look at what walking is all about whilst doing it. This week has seen more fantastic performances but one stands out so clearly that I don't even have to put it to a vote. It is once again Clara Smith of Queensland. Yes, that's two weeks in a row. Competing in the Glynis Nunn Shield last Saturday evening at the Queensland Sports Centre in Brisbane, she scorched around the track in a wonderful 5000m time of 23:08.26. That's over a minute faster than the time which won her Walker of the Week last week. It is certainly an Australian leading time and perhaps one of the best ever world wide for one so young - Clara is only 14 years old! She is now our top U20 ranked woman and she has another 5 years to go! Clara Smith (http://www.couriermail.com.au) WHAT'S COMING UP I normally have this section at the end of the newsletter but this week it is right up front so that no one can miss it. There are a lot of events coming up for Victorian walkers and you must ensure you get your entries done in time. Read on! • The Victorian Open T&F Championships will be held at Lakeside Oval on the weekend of 1-3 March and the 5000m Open walk is currently scheduled for 6:20PM on the night of Friday 1 March. Entries close Thurs 14 Feb and late entries close Mon 25 February. See http://www.athsvic.org.au/events/detail/victorian-open-awd-track-field-championships • The Sydney Track Classic will be held on 9th March at Sydney Olympic Park. Amongst the events on offer are 5000m walks for elite men and women. Nominations close on Friday 22 February. You can enter at http://sitedesq.imgstg.com/meets/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_full&MeetID=990&OrgID=887 . 1 • Last weekend's Victorian Youth T&F Championships were the last chance for Victorian walkers to qualify for the Australian Youth T&F Championships which will be held in Perth from 12-17 March. The Victorian team will NOW be selected so you need to check out http://athsvic.org.au/events/detail/2013-australian-junior-track-field-championships and make sure you complete your Victorian entry by Wednesday 13 February. • The Victorian Masters T&F Championships will be held at the Bill Seward Athletics Track in East Burwood on 16-17 March. The 3000m walks are on the Saturday and the 1500m walks are on the Sunday. Entries close Thursday 28 February. Enter via AV website - see http://www.athsvic.org.au/events/register/3721 . • The 2013 Australian Masters T&F Championships will be held in Canberra from 26 March - 1 April. Online entries are available at https://sites.google.com/site/ama2013canberra/ . Entries close Friday 22 February. Late entries will not be accepted. • • The Australian Open T&F Championships will be held in Sydney on 11-14 April and will include invitational 5000m walks for men and women. The draft timetable shows the walks on 2:30PM on Saturday 13 April. You can enter online via the AA online entry panel at http://sitedesq.imgstg.com/site/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&OrgID=887 . SAMA TRACK WALKS, SANTOS STADIUM, MILE END, ADELAIDE, WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY Thanks to Colin Hainsworth for the weekly results from the South Australian Masters in Adelaide. Colin commented: Good to see Valmai Padget turn out again. Hot and humid evening. 5000m Scratch Walk 800m Scratch Walk 1. M52 Peter Crump 27:20 76.31% 1. M60 Jack Russell 03:58 2. M60 Jack Russell 31:32 71.14% 2. M69 Graham Harrison 05:02 3. W52 Marie Maxted 32:54 69.09% 3. M69 Roger Lowe 05:29 4. M69 Graham Harrison 33:19 74.27% 4. W44 Louisa Mitchell 05:35 5. M69 Roger Lowe 38:07 64.92% 5. M54 Norman White 05:41 6. M83 Colin Hainsworth 38:54 77.62% 6. M62 Phil Coles 05:46 7. M62 Phil Coles 39:04 58.59% 7. W58 Linda Whitelaw 05:52 8. W58 Linda Whitelaw 39:41 60.89% 9. M79 David Robertson 40:07 70.61% 3000m Scratch Walk 1. M74 Rodger Barber 22:29 68.88% 2. W68 Valmai Padget 25:41 61:65% BENDIGO WALKERS CLUB ROADWALKS, ROSALIND PARK, WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY Thanks to Paul Rance for the latest report from Bendigo in country Victoria. The Bendigo Walkers Club's Summer Season of racewalking continued in Rosalind Park on Wednesday evening with a 1.6km handicap race. The winner of the event was Peter Curtis in his comeback year and he also took fastest time honors, 2 nd place went to Madison Hill with her time of 9.17 a personal best by 6 seconds and Annette Major produced an improved performance to take 3rd place. Barb Bryant finished close up in 4th place with her 9.06 performance breaking her own Club 55+ Womens record by 6 seconds and Zahra Hayes (8.16) broke the Club under 12 girls record by just over 1 second with 9 year old Carissa Brook walking a personal best by 2 seconds. 1.6km Handicap 1. Peter Curtis 8.14 2. Madison Hill 9.17 3. Annette Major 9.09 4. Barb Bryant 9.06 5. Zahra Hayes 8.16 6. Carissa Brook 9.32 7. Annette Curtis 10.56 8. Geoff Major 11.44 9. Norm West 12.40 10. John Carter 10.42 11. Ebony Whiley 11.44 12. Sheridan Commons 13.52 This Wednesday evening a 2.4km sealed handicap event will be held in Rosalind Park commencing at 6pm. Enquirers phone 0400649610. 2 AMA 4X800M RELAY, BILL SEWARD ATHLETICS TRACK, EAST BURWOOD, THURSDAY 7 FEB The Victorian division of the 4x800m relay was held last Thursday evening in East Burwood in perfect conditions. Three teams fronted for this annual event, now in its sixth year. The results are collated from corresponding Masters Relay events across Australia to decide the overall winner in each division. The fastest time of the night went to the M40 team of Aaron McDonough, Adam Patterson, Stuart Kollmorgen and David Smyth. Stuart also took the fastest overall 800m time of 3:20. M40 team Aaron McDonough, Stuart Kollmorgen, David Smyth and Adam Patterson M40 Team - 14:41 M50 Team - 15:06 M60 Team - DQ Aaron McDonough 40 3:35 Paul Kennedy 55 3:28 Russ Dickenson 71 4:07 Adam Patterson 40 3:35 Clyde Riddoch 59 4:07 Leo Watson 71 5:44 Stuart Kollmorgen 43 3:20 Simon Evans 52 3:28 Gordon Onley 78 5:44 (DQ) David Smyth 43 4:11 Tim Erickson 62 4:03 Ralph Bennett 71 4:07 VICTORIAN YOUTH T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, LAKESIDE STADIUM, ALBERT PARK, 8-10 FEBRUARY The first walks in the Victorian Youth Championships last weekend were the 5000m U17-U20, held in good conditions on Friday evening. As expected, Box Hill team mates Nathan Brill and Jesse Osborne headed out hard and built up an early lead and, on this occasion, it was Nathan who took the eventual honours with 20:11.10 to Jesse's 20:49.20. Lucas Taylor also walked very well for his PB time of 24:52.60. Adam Garganis was well below par with a serious inner ear infection and cold but he rallied, winning the U17 walk with 24:29.25 and also winning the U17 Pole Vault with an equal PB performance of 3:85. Queenslander Katya Martin walked excellently to win the U18 event with a big PB time of 24:56.09. Zoe Boldiston, although troubled by ongoing niggling injuries, walked well for her win in the U17 event, her time 25:36.82. Men 5000m Walk Under 17 1. Garganis, Adam 97 COL 24:29.25 2. Allamby, Billy 97 KNA 25:21.90 Men 5000m Walk Under 18 1. Brill, Nathan 96 BOH 20:22.10 2. Taylor, Lucas 96 YRA 24:52.60 PB 0:42 3. Bird, Kyle 96 MPA 25:22.99 4. McShanag, Connor 96 ATE 29:03.02 Men 5000m Walk Under 20 1. Osbourne, Jesse 95 BOH 20:49.20 2. Dillon, Joshua 94 COR DQ Women 5000m Walk Under 17 1. Zoe Boldiston 97 SCA 25:36.82 2. Sanders, Jade 97 CCA 29:05.09 3. Jessie Eastwood 97 SBE 29:38.98 4. Swan, Emily 97 KNA 30:54.99 Jasmine Irshad 97 SCA DNF 3 Women 5000 Walk Under 18 1. Martin, Katya 97 QLD X 24:56.09 PB 0:26 2. George, Stephanie 96 SCA 28:40.97 3.